Who We Are . . .

Dan Payne and Cindy Croissant, Owners.

Dan is an Electronics Engineer, a retired U.S. Air Force / California Air National Guard satellite and microwave communications technician and manager, and a web technologist. He is the full-time, day-to-day operator of the store. 

Cindy is Vice President of Clinical Operations at a medical device company developing a device that treats dry, age-related macular degeneration, a condition for which there is currently no approved treatment or cure in the United States. 

 

 

Debi

Debi is one of our longest serving Sales Associates. She loves helping customers find solutions to their birding questions and has a special affinity for crows. Debi is a Certified Backyard Bird Feeding Specialist.

  

Paul

Paul, a Sales Associate, came to us from Qualcomm as an engineer. In his spare time, he is a Luthier (makes his signature line of custom guitars). Paul is a Certified Backyard Bird Feeding Specialist.

Cheryl

Cheryl is formerly an Engineer at General Dynamics and a stay-at-home mom to two kids who have fully fledged, Cheryl is also one of our longest serving staff members and is a Certified Backyard Bird Feeding Specialist.

 

Kailoni

Kailoni is a Sales Associate. She is a San Diego native with a great love of literature and backyard bird feeding. Kailoini is a recently Certified Backyard Bird Feeding Specialist.

Carolynn

Carolynn is a bird and nature lover currently studying at SDSU. She is also a recently Certified Backyard Bird Feeding Specialist.